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Ukrainian Drone Raid Damages Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, Kills Boy

8/12/2026

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A Ukrainian drone raid on Aug. 12 hit Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar region and Crimea.
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said the raid damaged 21 buildings and the grain terminal, halted its operations, and killed an 8-year-old boy, injuring eight others.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine used Palianytsia jet drones, Neptune missiles and naval drones.
Eyewitnesses reported fires at the Sheskharis oil terminal, the grain terminal and Sea Fleet sites.

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A Ukrainian drone raid on Aug. 12 hit Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar region and Crimea.
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said the raid damaged 21 buildings and the grain terminal, halted its operations, and killed an 8-year-old boy, injuring eight others.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine used Palianytsia jet drones, Neptune missiles and naval drones.
Eyewitnesses reported fires at the Sheskharis oil terminal, the grain terminal and Sea Fleet sites.